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Bragging rights: Merger could make Columbia 20th largest city in Kentucky

  • Merger could take Columbia from 82nd to 20th place
  • In our online poll, slight majority favor idea of studying merger

By Ed Waggener

If Columbia and Adair County were to merge, the merged city would likely be the 20th largest in the state, with a population estimated at 17,575 in 2004.

The city's current population ranking among Kentucky cities, 82nd, trails neighbor Campbellsville by 50 places. Campbellsville's present 10,752 population puts it in 32nd place.


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2005-08-11 16:16:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Adair County


Adair Co. Agent Report 8/9/2005: Stockpiling grasses for fall and winter pasture

By David Herbst
Adair Co. Extension Agent for Agriculture

Now is the time to begin stockpiling cool-season grass pastures. You can take advantage of good growing conditions to obtain high-quality pasture for late fall and early winter grazing. Stockpiling helps broaden the pasture season for the cow herd, reduces feed and labor costs by lowering the amount of hay needed, and provides an ideal location for the beef cow herd to winter and calve.


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2005-08-11 14:45:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Adair County

Cyrus: Japan surrendered 60 years ago on August 15, 2005


The 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II in the Pacific comes in just a few days. Cyrus, our Central Ohio Bureau Chief, is priming our memories of that day in Columbia with the following dispatch.

We're hoping this article will rekindle memories of others who remember their own experiences on August 15, 2005. We love to share those memories with readers of ColumbiaMagazine.com. Photos from the time are also welcome. - ED

Three years, eight months and eight days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the banner headline in the August 15, 1945 Adair County News screamed long-awaited news:JAPAN SURRENDERS TO ALLIES.

This came in the wake of President Truman's radio announcement the previous evening "at 7 p.m. (Eastern War Time)" that Japan had unconditionally surrendered under the terms of the Potsdam Declaration of July 26, 1945.


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2005-08-11 07:07:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History


Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 11
Happy Anniversary, Billy and Carolyn Burton (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, James and Cora Renfro | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Marvin Phelps and Willam Lou Gibson Phelps (1966) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Richard and Marsha Walker (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversay, Brian and Jennifer Matney (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amy Fair | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cathy Martin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daniel Kermeen (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daryl Robertson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Elliot Hare (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ethan Keltner (1989) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ima Jessee and Wilma Firkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jane Potts (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jaxson Ford (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Judy Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wilma Lou Phelps | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Lee Davis Asbury Green Co., KY (1948-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martie Lynn Rodgers, Green Co., KY (1979-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Sue Vest Terry, Liberty, KY (1950-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Zella Beaty McGaha, Adair County, KY (1929-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pauline Bell "Polly" Dunn, 98, Campbellsville graduate (1912) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jean C. Lee, Waynesburg, KY (1948-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Charles Walter Hibbard, Taylor Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Walter Luttrell Casey County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Leigh, Elk Horn, KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Sullivan, Russell County, KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steve Curry, 61, Adair County, KY (1952-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Reed Huff, Cumberland Co., KY (1937-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glen Lee Cofer, 73, Adair County, KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Karla Fay Mars Burton, 34, Green Co., KY (1979-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Lee (Mae) Curry, 103, Adair Co., KY native (1911-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy May Lawler, 66, Taylor Co., KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Darry W. Guffey , 57, Russell County, KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marty Dale Mays, Sr., 51, Casey Co., KY (1964-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Rodney Cross, Taylor County, KY (1960-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alvery Eversole, 78, Casey County, KY/Perry Co. native (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vernon McQueary, Gilpin, KY native (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dinah Isabelle Stephens Bowen, Adair Co., KY (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hattie Snow, Russell County, KY (1917-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Kay Daniels Pitcock, 66, Burkesville, KY (1951-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elsie Mason Lee Davis, 70, Casey Co., KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley D. Stayton, Savannah, GA (1948-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Courtney Branham, Tompkinsville, KY (1995-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Brent Hudson, 61, Russell Springs, KY (1960-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Diane Salyers, 67, Casey Co., KY native (1955-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Don Overstreet, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Glover, 89, Eubank, KY (1933-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George Morris, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jennifer Allen McComas, Louisville, KY (1948-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Blankenship, 72, Russell County, KY (1947-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Hunter, Columbia, Adair County, KY (August 11, 1914-October 12, 1968) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leona Pike, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Wade Pace, 53, Cumberland County, KY (1964-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Millie Murrell, 82, Columbia, KY (1941-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pam Hughes, Columbia, KY (1969-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pat Thompson, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Teresa Diane (Sissy) Brown, 58, Edmonton, KY (1963-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Scott (Tom) Evert, 66, Columbia, KY (1956-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Twyman Williams, Green County, KY (1926-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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